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Mental health problems in childhood may predict suicide in boys

Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 2:34
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Washington, Apr 7 (ANI): Children as young as eight who suffer from mental problems are more likely to contemplate or attempt suicide in later life, finds a new study. While studying 5,302 Finnish individuals born in 1981, the researchers found that most males who commit suicide or need hospital care for suicide attempts during their teen or early adult years appear to have high levels of ... Full story

Simple bedside test to diagnose chronic back pain

Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 2:25
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Washington, Apr 7 (ANI): Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have devised a simple bedside test that can effectively diagnose chronic back pain. According to the study, the new test is better than currently used techniques in identifying specific symptoms and signs that could signify underlying pain mechanisms. "Currently clinicians measure pain only by asking how bad it is, using scales from mild to moderate to severe ... Full story

10pct young Oz women take illicit drugs to lose weight

Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 1:16
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Sydney, Apr 6 (ANI): One in 10 young Australian women take illicit drugs to reduce weight, according to a survey. Conducted for Grazia magazine, the survey has shown that 10 per cent of women used stimulants like cocaine and speed in a bid to shed weight. While 67 per cent were in a healthy weight range, 57 per ... Full story

The five lifestyle changes that can cut colorectal cancer risk by a third

Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 1:15
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Washington, April 6 (ANI): Changes in five lifestyle factors can help significantly reduce the incidences of colorectal cancer, especially among men. One of the recommendations made by Professor. Donald Maxwell Parkin of Cancer Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Mathematics, and Statistics, London, is that people's ... Full story

Radiation therapy ‘highly effective’ against early lung cancer

Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 1:13
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Washington, Apr 6 (ANI): A high-tech type of radiation treatment called stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) has been found to be "highly effective" in treating early-stage lung cancer for patients who are not eligible for surgery. This therapy uses very large doses of high-energy radiation (x-rays), which are aimed directly at tumours with great precision and accuracy, thus sparing the surrounding, healthy tissue from damage. "I think ... Full story

Sex, masturbation may be best bet to ease pesky hay fever symptoms

Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 1:06
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London, April 6 (ANI): Masturbating or having sex may help men suffering from hay fever clear those bunged noses, say scientists. Sina Zarrintan, a neurologist from the Tabriz Medical University in Iran, says that the logic behind this proposition is based on the fact that the nose and the genitals ... Full story

UK’s first keyhole surgery to replace worn out heart valve completed

Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 1:04
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London, April 6 (ANI): Surgeons at King's College Hospital in London have for the first time in Britain achieved a breakthrough in replacing a worn out prosthetic heart valve with a new one via keyhole surgery through the chest. The operation was performed on George Bott, 78, from south London, last month. Bott had his first artificial heart valve fitted in 2002, but it began to ... Full story

High stilettos may increase women’s risk of acute, chronic problems

Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 0:56
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Melbourne, Apr 6 (ANI): Modern women's penchant for high heels is putting them at a higher risk of acute and chronic problems. With the increasing popularity of high heels shortening of the Achilles tendon, heel pain, pain in the balls of the feet, bunions, calluses, soft corns between the toes, fractures, and sprains have also become quite common. Podiatrist and spokesperson for Australian Podiatry Association (NSW), Brenden ... Full story

Compounds from fish oil may resolve periodontal inflammation

Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 0:54
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Washington, April 6 (ANI): Boston University scientists say that they have discovered a new family of biologically active products of omega-3 fatty acids, which can resolve periodontal inflammation and restore the gums to health. The researchers point out that oil from fish contains eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), both of which are omega-3 fatty acids. They underscore the fact that these omega-3 fatty acids are ... Full story

Broccoli sprouts may help prevent stomach cancer

Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 0:54
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Washington, April 6 (ANI): Three-day-old broccoli sprouts, a widely available human food, could prevent stomach cancer by suppressing Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infections, according to a new study. H. pylori infections are one of the most common bacterial infections worldwide and can lead to stomach cancer. For the study, researchers enrolled 48 Helicobacter-infected Japanese men and women and randomly assigned them to eat 70 grams of ... Full story

Middle-aged Brits are ignoring sex disease risks

Thursday, April 2, 2009, 19:48
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London, April 2 (ANI): Health experts are worried that middle-aged people are continuing to ignore sex disease risks. The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain has revealed that about one-fifth of the 2,258 adults polled, aged 45 to 54, confessed to having had unprotected sex with someone other than a long-term partner in the past five years. The society's said that people were found to have ... Full story

Active component of marijuana may fight brain cancer

Thursday, April 2, 2009, 19:10
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Washington, April 2 (ANI): Cannabinoids such as the main active component of marijuana (THC) have anticancer effects on human brain cancer cells, a new study has found. In the study, Guillermo Velasco and colleagues at Complutense University, Spain, found that THC induced the death of various human brain cancer cell lines and primary cultured human brain cancer cells by a process known as autophagy. Consistent with ... Full story

Health habits predict cancer survival

Thursday, April 2, 2009, 19:10
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Washington, Apr 2 (ANI): A new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center has found that head and neck cancer patients who smoke, drink, don't exercise or don't eat enough fruit have worse survival outcomes than those with better health habits. "While there has been a recent emphasis on biomarkers and genes that might be linked to cancer survival, the health habits a person ... Full story

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White wine can leave your teeth stained

Thursday, April 2, 2009, 19:03
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Washington, Apr 2 (ANI): Think you're doing your teeth a favor by sipping white wine instead of tea or coffee? Well, its time you rework the tooth-whitening mantra, for a new study has found that the transparent beverage increases the risk of dark dental stains. In the study, NYU dental researchers compared two sets of six cow teeth, whose surface closely resembles that of human teeth, ... Full story

Low weight at birth may increase heart disease, diabetes risk in adulthood

Thursday, April 2, 2009, 19:03
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Washington, April 2 (ANI): Children who had low weight at the time of their birth may be at an increased risk of inflammatory processes in adulthood, which are linked with chronic conditions like heart disease and diabetes, according to a study. While various studies have suggested that babies with lower weight at birth are at a higher risk for developing chronic diseases, there has been ... Full story

Olive oil protects against heart attack, stroke

Thursday, April 2, 2009, 19:03
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Washington, Apr 2 (ANI): Portuguese researchers have identified a vital component of olive oil that gives greatest protection from heart attack and stroke. Lead researcher Fatima Paiva-Martins from University of Porto has discovered an antioxidant called DHPEA-EDA that protects red blood cells from damage more than any other part of olive oil. "These findings provide the scientific basis for the clear health benefits that have been seen ... Full story

Omega-3 fatty acid kills cancer cells in mice

Thursday, April 2, 2009, 19:01
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Washington, April 2 (ANI): An omega-3 fatty acid found in fish oils has shown some promise to reduce the size of tumours and enhance the positive effects of the chemotherapy drug cisplatin, while limiting its harmful side effects. A. M. El-Mowafy, a professor at Mansoura University in Egypt, studied the effects of the fatty acid Docosahexanoic acid (DHA) on solid tumours growing in mice. The researcher also ... Full story

Sex workers prefer indirect screening for sexually transmitted diseases

Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 23:55
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Washington, Apr 1 (ANI): When it comes to screening for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), female commercial sex workers (CSW) prefer self-collection of samples to traditional tests, revealed researchers at the University of Westminster. The simple and convenient screening method used by the researchers didn't require the sex workers to attend clinics. The women were given tampons that they could use to collect their own samples, and post ... Full story

Insomnia with short sleep duration linked to hypertension risk

Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 23:51
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Washington, Apr 1 (ANI): Chronic insomnia with short sleep duration is an independent and clinically significant risk factor for hypertension, according to a new study. In the study, researchers found that participants with insomnia and an objectively measured, severely short sleep duration of less than five hours had a risk for hypertension ... Full story

Hasselhoff preparing teen daughters for pop career

Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 23:50
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London, Apr 1 (ANI): American actor David Hasselhoff's teenage daughters are set to follow in his footsteps with a pop career of their own. Hasselhoff, 56, who started his own singing career towards the end of the 1980s, calls his two girls Taylor Ann, 18, and Hayley Amber, 16, 'The Hoff Drops'. The 'Baywatch' star is preparing them for their music ... Full story